The CEC Roundup
Job Placement Facility
We are pleased to announce our new online Job Placement Facility. The facility will allow Caribbean government and related state agencies to access a wider pool of qualified candidates from the Caribbean. CEC will provide an online mechanism allowing for more efficient interactions between employers and professionals in the region.
Summary Events 2024
Since our founding this February, we are pleased to share an update on some of CEC’s work to ensure affordable net zero energy security for the Caribbean.
Guyana Energy Conference 2024
CEC was launched at the Guyana Energy Conference this February. Please see our media brief, given by Founding Chair Melanie Chen, on our founding and mission.
CREF 2024 in Miami
In April CEC had a booth at CREF which was attended by Eugene Tiah, President and CEO and Melanie Chen, Chair of CEC. Melanie Chen then moderated an informative panel at CREF 2024 in Miami on “Breaking Barriers for Massive Renewables Expansion in the Caribbean”. It was a pleasure to be a part of the 16th edition of this valuable forum. Thank you to the fellow panellists:
- Roger Blackman, Chairman of Carilec and Barbados Light & Power
- Devon Gardner, CCREEE
- Bruce Levy, BMR Energy
- Angella Rainford, Soleco
- Frederic Verdol, World Bank
SEOGS 2024
CEC was honoured to attend SEOGS 2024 this June in Paramaribo, Suriname. Read this interview released during SEOGS where the Energy Republic speaks with Melanie Chen, CEC Chair on challenges, growth opportunities and regional collaboration between Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.
Melanie Chen was pleased to also participate in a panel on “Managing the Just Transition”, especially in the context of rural electrification, moderated by Dave Abeleven with:
- Valerie Lalji, Permanent Secretary of Energy of Suriname
- Robert Pancham, COO of EBS
- Devon Gardner, CCREEE
TT Sustainability Conference 2024
The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber gave CEC the opportunity to host the closing session of the TT Sustainability 2024 Conference.
Eugene Tiah then moderated a lively panel on “Energy Conservation and Efficiency in the Caribbean”. Thank you to our panelists:
- Andre Escalante, MD of Energy Dynamics
- Dr Vernon Paltoo, President of National Energy Company
- Ayana Evelyn, CCREEE